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# Justice Department Questions Musk’s $1 Million Giveaway
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/justice-department-questions-musks-1-million-giveaway/
- Published: 2024-10-24T19:18:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:02:20.000Z
- Description: DOJ warned Musk that the giveaway might violate federal law.
- Author: Ari Bertenthal
- Tags: Justice Department, Election 2024, #with-siderail, Briefs, Elon Musk, giveaway, America PAC, Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, #no-flux

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2024 - A $1 million daily giveaway by **Elon Musk** to registered voters in presidential election swing states is being scrutinized by federal law enforcement as a potential violation of federal voting laws.

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The America Political Action Committee, headed by billionaire Musk, has been warned by the U.S. Justice Department that its giveaway to registered voters [could violate federal laws](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/is-it-legal-for-elon-musk-to-offer-voters-1-million-each-to-sign-a-pac-petition-pledge/) that people cannot be paid for registering to vote. 

The giveaway gives random [battleground state voters](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/elon-musk-barnstorms-pennsylvania-leveraging-x-platform-for-trump/) $1 million provided they sign a petition in support of the First and Second Amendments.

According to Musk, the giveaway is meant to drum up voter registration in swing states, where it is most important to the outcome of an election.

As of Wednesday, four people have won Musk’s giveaway.

[Elon Musk Barnstorms Pennsylvania, Leveraging X Platform for TrumpThe world’s richest man has held four rallies in the linchpin state of Pennsylvania over the past four days.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/size/w256h256/2023/08/breakfast_media_llc_logo.jpeg)Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/size/w1200/2024/10/AP24294060417537.jpg)](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/elon-musk-barnstorms-pennsylvania-leveraging-x-platform-for-trump/)

Democrats including Pennsylvania Gov. **Josh Shapiro** expressed concerns over the giveaway. Shapiro noted that the giveaway deserved legal scrutiny.

Musk, in response to criticisms, argued that winners can be from any political party and don’t even have to vote. He did not address the legal problems that could arise from the giveaway being open only to registered voters.